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@@ -403,15 +403,16 @@ workload pattern changes and minimises performance impact due to remote
memory accesses. These sysctls control the thresholds for scan delays and
the number of pages scanned.
-numa_balancing_scan_period_min_ms is the minimum delay in milliseconds
-between scans. It effectively controls the maximum scanning rate for
-each task.
+numa_balancing_scan_period_min_ms is the minimum time in milliseconds to
+scan a tasks virtual memory. It effectively controls the maximum scanning
+rate for each task.
numa_balancing_scan_delay_ms is the starting "scan delay" used for a task
when it initially forks.
-numa_balancing_scan_period_max_ms is the maximum delay between scans. It
-effectively controls the minimum scanning rate for each task.
+numa_balancing_scan_period_max_ms is the maximum time in milliseconds to
+scan a tasks virtual memory. It effectively controls the minimum scanning
+rate for each task.
numa_balancing_scan_size_mb is how many megabytes worth of pages are
scanned for a given scan.